Bun Cha Ta - A Michelin Bib Gourmand Eatery @ Hanoi in Vietnam #michelin

Do you know that Bun Cha, a popular dry noodle dish in Vietnam, originates from the capital city of  Vietnam?! I don't actually but nevertheless, we shall still be reviewing Bun Cha Ta, Michelin bib gourmand eatery in Hanoi today!

Interior for your reference; as it was packed on the ground floor, we were ushered up to the second level, where one long table for our group of six was just made available.

Despite the smiles, we were starving! 

p.s. I was the photographer.

Typical seating on the second; thank god it wasn't tatami seating as it would have cramped up our feet and legs! We would still have to remove our shoes though. Good luck if you have stinky feet.

Cutleries, condiments and tissue paper for your use. I usually refrain from touching the condiments unless strongly recommended by a local since I wouldn't know how much to add and tastes differ if it is too much, or too little.

Bun Cha Ta + Nem Hai San - basically, grilled pork with two seafood fried spring rolls and a serving of rice noodle, and this was labeled as the "best choice" on the menu. There were other bun cha offerings, including vegetarian option, and one without spring rolls. 

There appeared to be two types of grilled pork here - mini minced pork patties and sliced pork. Former had a softer texture but I personally thought it could have been more charred with a smokier aroma.

Bun cha required us to dip the rice noodle (or vermicelli) into the broth before eating and even though I had bun cha on numerous occasions; the broth here wasn't too sweet and there was even an appetizing sour tinge to it!  

I didn't manage to take a picture of the inside of the seafood spring roll as they were lip-smacking delicious! Most bun cha would provide traditional fried spring rolls which had an overwhelming black fungus flavor. The seafood ones were a lot more nuanced in that and with a great crisp exterior! No wonder there was an option for bun chat with just seafood spring rolls! 

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Swept clean! 

Address

21 P. Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Lý Thái Tổ, 

Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Map

As above. 

Menu

As above.

Pricing

Bun Cha Ta + Nem Hai San - 130,000 dong

Additional Information

You may consider joining the Vietnamese cooking class, which included bun cha at just US$35 (I am assuming it would be US dollars). Should I arrange for a cooking class for my mom? Maybe if I could find a Mandarin speaking one.